Year: 2022

  • Previewing tomorrow’s candidate filing deadlines

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    Welcome to the Thursday, March 10, Brew.  By: David Luchs Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Candidates for state and federal office in California, Georgia, and Idaho have until tomorrow to file Candidate Connection update: 11 races reached 100% completion in the past week St. Louis voters to decide Proposition…

  • Indiana's U.S. House elections to feature fewest open seats since 2014

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    The filing deadline for candidates running for state or federal office in Indiana was Feb. 4. Fifty candidates are running for Indiana's nine U.S. House districts, including 28 Republicans, 21 Democrats, and one Libertarian. That's 5.6 candidates per district, less than the 8.7 candidates per district in 2020 and 7.9 in 2018. Republicans currently hold…

  • Thirteen gubernatorial battleground elections to take place in 2022

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    Thirty-six states will hold elections for governor in 2022. Of those, Ballotpedia has identified 13 as general election battlegrounds: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin. These battleground races were selected using the following criteria: the results of the 2020 presidential election in each state, whether the…

  • Three Republican candidates running to challenge Rep. Marcy Kaptur in Ohio's 9th Congressional District

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    Three candidates—Theresa Gavarone, J.R. Majewski, and Craig Riedel—are running in the Republican primary election for Ohio's 9th Congressional District on May 10, 2022. Incumbent Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D), the longest-serving woman in U.S. House history, was first elected in 1982 and is seeking re-election. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee listed Kaptur as a Frontline candidate,…

  • Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #4

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    Welcome to Hall Pass. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in the country’s 14,000 school districts. We’ll also bring you the latest on school board elections and recall efforts, including…

  • St. Louis voters to decide Proposition R, a redistricting and election law initiative, at April 5 special election

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    Voters in St. Louis, Missouri, will decide a ballot initiative, Proposition R, at a special election on April 5, 2022. The citizen-initiated charter amendment addresses three policies - the city’s redistricting process, the laws governing conflicts of interest, and legislative changes to voting methods. It would also change the name of the Board of Aldermen…

  • The U.S. Supreme Court’s latest redistricting decisions

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    Welcome to the Wednesday, March 9, Brew.  By: Samuel Wonacott Here’s what’s in store for you as you start your day: Redistricting roundup—North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Wisconsin One incumbent defeated in Texas’ state legislative primaries Article III federal judicial nominations update Redistricting roundup—North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Wisconsin Congressional redistricting has been completed for…

  • Disclosure Digest: Washington AG announces settlement in campaign finance case

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    Welcome to The Disclosure Digest! Keep an eye out for new editions published on Tuesdays through June 2022. Washington AG announces settlement in campaign finance case On March 2, Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson (D) announced a settlement with a grocery trade group, ending nine years of litigation over the group’s alleged failure to disclose…

  • Wisconsin enacts new state legislative districts

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    Wisconsin enacted new state legislative districts on March 3, 2022, when the Wisconsin Supreme Court approved legislative proposals submitted by Gov. Tony Evers (D). The maps will take effect for Wisconsin’s 2022 state legislative elections. Evers vetoed legislative district proposals from Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu (R) and Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R) on Nov.…

  • February 2022 breakdown of state legislative party membership: 54.40% Republicans, 44.29% Democrats

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    According to Ballotpedia’s February partisan count of the 7,383 state legislators across the United States, 54.40% of all state legislators are Republicans and 44.29% are Democrats. Ballotpedia tallies the partisan balance of state legislatures at the end of every month. This refers to which political party holds the majority of seats in each chamber. Republicans…